This week certainly started off with a bang (or should I say slap) that drew a lot of attention to alopecia. Now that some of the dust has settled, let’s review the facts. About 50% of people will be affected by hair loss at some point in their adult life.Androgenic (hormonal) alopecia is by far the most common cause of hair-loss and can affect both men and women.Alopecia can be extremely traumatic for patients -…

This lovely gentleman is now 9 months from his transplant. Like many of my patients, he came to my office after participating in Zoom meetings during COVID and noticing how thin his hair had become. In this case, we transplanted 1800 follicles to reconstruct and reinforce the frontal hairline. It is important to do this in a conservative and age-appropriate manner in order to provide the most natural results possible. His hair will continue to…

Many of us hear the words “hair transplant” and instantly visualize the plugs that were used in the 80’s and even into the 90’s. This outdated technique relied on removing small areas of scalp, typically 4 mm punches containing 16-20 hairs, and then transplanting them into balding areas of the scalp. This left patients with patchy areas of high density restoration surrounded by bare scalp, which is instantly recognized as unnatural by the casual observer.…